There are lots of reasons why you might be struggling with your attendance at university.
Check of this handy online resource to help figure out what the issue is, and the best way to move forward so you can improve your attendance and your overall experience at university.
The resource has been compiled by the Student Support team who are there to ensure your time at university is the most positive experience it can be.
If you get an email from a University of Kent supplier, external agent or a named contact that you usually work with, always follow the steps below.
Some of our known suppliers and external contacts are currently being impersonated, and the fraudulent emails we’re seeing can be very convincing. Business contact lists are being hacked to make fake emails look legitimate,
All staff need to always take this cautious approach.
1 October 2018 saw the launch of the University’s first ever sustainable food strategy, which provides a road map for increasing the sustainability of our food offering from field to fork and beyond. The strategy supports the University’s overall response to the climate crisis and meets ever increasing demand for more sustainable options across our campuses’ menus.
Now a year on into improving the sustainability of the food served across campus, the Sustainable Food Steering Group would like to share some of the key achievements that have been accomplished in the strategy’s first year. The combined efforts of all those involved were highlighted in the People and Planet University League table with the points received in the sustainable food section, alongside engagement and education, giving Kent a boost up league from 101 to 40th.
Rutherford Kitchen has changed it produce supplier meaning fruit and vegetables are now being sourced from local growers. This mean that the menu in Rutherford can be adapted by the chefs regularly to reflect the seasons and share the best of southern produce.
Kent Union have been working hard to support the Sustainable Food Strategy and were instrumental in pushing for reusable water bottles and coffee cups to be made more available and visible. All staff members can claim a water bottle at any Kent Hospitality outlet, and students that moved into accommodation on campus received a free water bottle and coffee cup. Bed and board students also received a reusable food container that can be traded in for a clean one each time they use it at bed and board outlets.
Kent Hospitality released new menus across their Canterbury and Medway outlets, increasing their vegan options available. Their efforts have been recognised by PETA, who have included the University of Kent on their list of 20 Most Vegan-Friendly Universities. In addition to this, many of the new vegan and vegetation items replaced red meat items that were previously on the menus as part of an effort to reduce carbon and water intensive food items from our offering.
All fish served in meals across our outlets is now Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified. This ensures that no fish we serve is on the ‘fish to avoid list’ for species of conservation concern, and that we have full traceability on where that fish came from.
K Bar have gone disposable coffee cup free, meaning all customers are encouraged to drink in or have their reusable cup at the ready.
The Gulbenkian are taking part in FutureProof and their project, ‘Project Zero,’ aims to eliminate as much waste as possible from their operations. So far they have:
The waste team have begun a food waste trial with six outlets across the University with the waste being sent to an anaerobic digestion facility in Essex, where they produce bio fertilisers for farmers and other growers.
The sustainable food steering group will continue to share our progress against the strategy so please keep an eye on updates in each of the outlets and on campus online.
For more information please email sustainability@kent.ac.uk
Want to have a break from your routine and try something new? The term 1 Let’s Play timetable includes netball, basketball, badminton, running, This Girl Can Lift, Beginners hockey and touch tennis. Why not get active, have fun, meet friends and join us for any of the sessions?
This is your chance to give these activities a go! Sessions are free to staff and student Kent Sport Premium Plus and Premium members; or pay £2 per person per session with Plus and Pay to Play membership. Kent Sport membership benefits and prices are available on the website.
“My life in Kent would definitely have been different without Let’s Play. I never thought playing sports would be that amusing; but now I actually fall in love with it, especially badminton. Let’s Play is very enjoyable and carefree as it is all about having fun. I like the variety of sports provided which enables me to try out different things and learn new skills. It is also nice to make new friends during the activities and have fun together.” Karen – Let’s Play participant.
For more information about the activities visit the Let’s Play webpage. Or pop into the University of Kent Sports Centre and pick up our Active Kent activities booklet. To keep up to date, follow @LetsPlayKent on Twitter or like us on Facebook.
See you at the next session!
Great news! We now offer Reflexology at Kent Sport Physiotherapy Clinic!
We are currently offering taster sessions at £20 for 30 minutes from Monday 14 October to Friday 1 November.
What is Reflexology?
Reflexology is non-invasive, complementary therapy and is a thousand-year-old practice that focuses on massaging the acupressure points in the feet or hands to relieve stress, illness, pain and stimulate mental, emotional, physical healing and well-being in all the body systems. It builds stress resistance and rejuvenates by stimulating meridians, circulation and the nerve systems by flushing and detoxing.
How does Reflexology work?
Each area of the foot, hand, eye, face and ear connects via nerves and electromagnetic energy (chi) channels (“meridians”) to a particular body organ and system. By massaging that area, it stimulates and flushes that area.
The benefits of Reflexology:
For more information or to book in, please call us on 01227 824375 or contact physio@kent.ac.uk.
Kent’s annual Law Fair on Wednesday 30 October offers an excellent opportunity for law students and non-law students to network with leading local, national and international law firms.
The Fair, organised by members of Kent Student Law Society (KSLS), will be held from 1pm – 4pm in Eliot Hall on Kent’s Canterbury campus.
Law firms attending this year include two Magic Circle firms – Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer – together with:
The Fair is open to all Kent students with an interest in pursuing a legal career. Anyone thinking of attending is encouraged to attend a preparatory talk in the preceding week from 6pm to 8pm on Monday 28 October in Eliot Lecture Theatre. At the preparatory talk, students will be given advice on how to maximise the opportunity to network and explore career options.
Other organisations manning a stand at this year’s event include:
Follow KSLS’s Facebook page for Law Fair news and updates.
As part of the 2019/20 e-learning forum series, the e-learning team is excited to invite colleagues to the upcoming session ‘Ombea – the story so far’ on Tuesday 29th October 12.00-13.30 in the UELT seminar room.
This session will not only introduce the Ombea audience response / in-class polling system (currently funded to the end of the 2020/21 academic year) but also look at engagement from academic and professional service colleagues to date, and feature guest speakers sharing their experience of how they have used the system as part of their own practice.
All staff are welcome. The session will be recorded via KentPlayer for colleagues who cannot make it to the Canterbury campus.
To book a place, please complete the online booking form.
Visit the historic moated Bodiam Castle and the pretty walled coastal town of Rye by coach from the Canterbury campus on Sat 19 October.
Tickets (£15, including castle admission and a picnic lunch) are available from the Online Store (where further details are given) or direct from the University Chaplaincy.
Contact: s.c.e.laird@kent.ac.uk
Student Union President Sasha Langeveldt will be sleeping out this winter to raise money for a local homelessness charity. Can you help her?
On Saturday 19 October 2019 the Rotary Club of Canterbury Sunrise and Porchlight are inviting a group of local people and community leaders to take part in a one-night Sleep Out.
Sasha says: “By taking part in this event, I hope to raise awareness and funds for Porchlight; a charity that supports and helps those who are and have suffered from homelessness. Porchlight provides many services from street outreach and supported accommodation to education and employment assistance which enables people to leave homelessness behind.
“Homelessness can happen to anyone, it can be an unexpected life changing experience that anyone can face today. For this reason, it is extremely important to do what we can to help all those who need a little more support. I have personally seen what this can do to a person’s life and I want to actively work towards challenging the stigma around homelessness.”
You can help Sasha raise money to tackle local homelessness by clicking here.
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